Maluwe Mosque

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Maluwe Mosque
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Religion
Affiliation Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Mosque
StatusActive
Location
Location West Gonja, Savannah
Country Ghana
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Maluwe Mosque
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Coordinates 8°40′10″N2°17′29″W / 8.66944°N 2.29139°W / 8.66944; -2.29139
Architecture
TypeMosque
Specifications
Minaret 2
Materials Adobe

The Maluwe Mosque is a mosque located on the Bole road in the West Gonja District in the Savannah region of Ghana. Maluwe is a small village east of Bui National Park. [1]

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Overview

According to an imam of the mosque, it was built by a Muslim missionary from Mali. He built five adobe mosques as he passed through the region along the way. [2]

The Maluwe Mosque was built with adobe in the Sudano-Sahelian style and has two pyramid-like minarets that are also taller than Bole Mosque but does not reach the heights of Banda Nkwanta Mosque. [3] The mosque has larger parapets than the Larabanga Mosque. It also has two buttresses on the west side which are thicker and box-shaped. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Adventure Archives". Visit Ghana. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ghana's Historic Mosques: Maluwe". The Hauns in Africa. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Andrea. "Mosque in Maluwe". International Mission Board. Retrieved 15 August 2020.


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